Yeah its a pretty big issue with socal especially. The state and federal governments are going to have to eventually deal with California and other nearby states importing an unsustainable amount of water from nearby water sources.
Yeah, growing alfalfa in the desert for export as cattle fodder is just bonkers, but we do it because the farmers there have senior rights to Colorado River water
Yeah its a pretty big issue with socal especially. The state and federal governments are going to have to eventually deal with California and other nearby states importing an unsustainable amount of water from nearby water sources.
Yeah, growing alfalfa in the desert for export as cattle fodder is just bonkers, but we do it because the farmers there have senior rights to Colorado River water
Arizona has Saudi owned corporations sucking the aquifer for alfalfa export. Oof
Reference: https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/water-wars/saudi-arabia-arizona-farm-alfalfa-1940/75-c7eb6295-3c5e-4b7e-8989-fbf4d41c6aa7